Published date:
The CBE JU 2025 call for project proposals will open for submission on 4 April 2025. CBE JU calls follow the rules and procedures of Horizon Europe.
Call identifier: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2025
Foreseen call launch: 4 April 2025
Foreseen call deadline: 17 September 2025 17:00 CET
Call budget: €165 million
Call topics: (The full topic texts are in the CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2025 along with the conditions and requirements).
Innovation actions – flagship (IA-flagship) deploy a first-of-its-kind innovation on European markets
- Urban-industrial symbiosis for bio-waste valorisation - €18 million (1 project)
- Bio-based drop-ins/smart drop-in platform chemicals, via cost-effective, sustainable and resource-efficient conversion of biomass - €20 million (1 project)
- Circular-by-design fibre-based packaging with improved properties - €18 million (1 project)
- Retrofitting of (bio)refineries industrial plants towards higher-value bio-based products - €20 million (1 project)
Innovation actions (IA) - scale up from prototype to product validation and market replication.
- Sustainable macroalgae systems for innovative, added-value applications: cultivation and optimised production systems - €14 million (2 x €7M projects)
- Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) bio-based solutions to replace hazardous conventional chemicals for textiles production - €13.5 million (2 x €6.75M projects)
- Scaling-up nutritional proteins from alternative sources - €14 million (2 x €7M projects)
- Cost-effective and robust continuous biotech bio-based processes - €14 million (2 x €7M)
- SSbD bio-based polymers/copolymers unlocking new market applications - €13.5 million (2 x €6.75M projects)
Research and innovation actions (RIA)
- Valorisation of untapped forest biomass - €7 million (2 x €3.5M projects)
- Bio-based and biodegradable delivery systems for fertilising products to reduce microplastics pollution & promote soil health - €6 million (2 x €3M projects)
- Alternative biomanufacturing routes for natural and synthetic rubber - €6 million (2 x €3.5M)
Coordination and support actions (CSA)
- Develop and deploy new curricula and knowledge exchange practices relevant to bio-based systems - €1 million (1 project)